Dark Tower

From the Fear Nightfall wiki · Born in Chaos
Dark Tower
ModBorn in Chaos
Variants3
Observed13 per 26 km² (all variants)
Horror structureYes

The Dark Tower is a surface structure added by Born in Chaos. It generates in forests, plains and taigas as a 21-by-21-block tower of black argillite and dark oak, filled with spawners, skeletons, spiders and zombies. Its chests hold Dark Metal material and the mod's Seed of Chaos, and it has a Dark Metal Deposit block for mining. It is one of the pack's horror structures, which Fear Nightfall places about 30% closer together than the default spacing.

Generation

The tower is placed in the Overworld on the world surface. Its base is fitted to the terrain by the beard_thin terrain adaptation, so the lower part of the template sits in the ground. Three structure sets exist, one per biome family:

  • Forest: placed in the forest biome tag, which covers 41 biomes including Forest, Dark Forest, Birch Forest and Flower Forest. Effective spacing is 53 chunks. In a 26 km² sample, 6 were observed.
  • Plains: placed in 43 biomes including Plains and Snowy Plains. Effective spacing is 60 chunks. 6 were observed in the same sample.
  • Taiga: placed in the taiga biome tag, which covers 32 biomes including Taiga, Snowy Taiga and Old Growth Pine Taiga. Effective spacing is 53 chunks. Only 1 was observed in the same sample, making it the rarest of the three.

The biome lists include modded biomes that Fear Nightfall matched to the vanilla biomes, so the tower also appears in modded forests, plains and taigas.

Layout

The template is 21 blocks wide and deep and 48 blocks tall. Its walls use black argillite brick, including the Cursed variants, along with dark oak stairs, slabs and fences. The template contains 151 bookshelves, 118 chains, 13 iron bar blocks, 47 cobwebs and 13 barrels. Nine skeleton skulls and a brewing stand and water cauldron are also placed.

Chests and spawners are spread through the full height of the tower. The lowest spawner is at 2 blocks above the template base, and the highest is at 35 blocks. The tower has 9 chests in four loot tiers: 2 basic chests, 3 level 1 chests, 2 level 2 chests and 2 level 3 chests. The tiers are not ordered by height. The level 1 chests sit at heights 12, 17 and 33, above a level 2 chest at 22.

The tower contains 7 Dark Metal Deposit blocks.

Inhabitants

The tower has 8 spawners. Two are spider spawners, and one each spawns a Baby Skeleton, a zombie, a Decrepit Skeleton, a cave spider, a stray and a vex. The tower also places 11 mobs when it generates: 2 spiders, 2 cave spiders, 2 strays, 1 zombie, 2 Bonescallers, 1 Supreme Bonescaller and 1 Skeleton Thrasher. The last four are persistent variants that do not despawn.

Loot

The best loot is in the level 3 chests. They hold Dark Metal pieces, Monster Skin, Seed of Chaos, Gold Ingot, Iron Ingot, Emerald, Diamond, Ender Pearl, Golden Apple and Dark Rod. The level 1 and level 2 chests hold more common items such as Coal, Bone, Gunpowder, Iron Ingot and Book.

Born in Chaos loot stays in its own structures. Fear Nightfall does not add other mods' loot to these chests, so they hold the mod's own loot tables.

Dark Tower Forest born_in_chaos_v1:dark_tower_forest

ModBorn in Chaos
DimensionOverworld
Spacing53 chunks, separation 9 (mod default ~75, ×0.707 pack spread factor)
Observed6 per 26 km²
Typical size45×72×45
Biomes41
Horror structureYes
Loot tables4
IDborn_in_chaos_v1:dark_tower_forest

Biomes (41): Forest, Dark Forest, Maple Forest, Mystic Grove, Redwood Forest, Orchard, Mediterranean Forest, Seasonal Forest, Temperate Highlands, Old Growth Birch Forest, Jacaranda Glade, Aspen Glade, Birch Forest, Silver Birch Forest, Old Growth Forest, Grove, Autumnal Maple Forest, Willow Forest, Birch Taiga, Wisteria Grove, Orchard, Woodland, Moonlight Valley, Pumpkin Patch, Bamboo Forest, Flower Forest, Magnolia Woodland, Lavender Valley, Blooming Valley, Sakura Grove, Windswept Maple Forest, Alpha Grove, Snowy Cherry Grove, Moonlight Grove, Yosemite Lowlands, Sakura Valley, Cloud Forest, Lavender Forest, Deciduous Forest (Removed), Mauve Hills (Removed), Temperate Grove (Removed)

Mobs placed in the structure: Baby Skeleton, Bonescaller (persistent), Decrepit Skeleton, Skeleton Thrasher (persistent), Supreme Bonescaller (persistent), Cave Spider, Spider, Stray, Vex, Zombie

Chest loot: minecraft:chests/basic_chest
ItemChanceAvg. stack
Wheat36.0%7.1
Smoked Flesh29.7%5.7
Bone28.0%2.9
Bread26.0%3.6
Coal25.3%4.6
Iron Ingot25.3%3.0
Arrow23.7%5.9
Carrot21.3%2.8
String21.0%6.1
Potato20.7%2.6
Leather18.3%2.6
Brown Mushroom17.7%4.5
Gold Ingot17.7%2.7
Copper Ingot17.3%3.5
Apple17.0%3.5
Book13.7%2.0
Monster Flesh13.3%2.6
Emerald10.0%2.0
Mushroom Stew7.0%1.0
Piece of Dark Metal5.7%1.0
Leather Horse Armor4.3%1.0
Poisonous Potato2.7%1.0
Saddle1.0%1.0
Smithing Template0.7%1.0
Name Tag0.3%1.0
Chest loot: minecraft:chests/chest_level_1
ItemChanceAvg. stack
Coal51.7%3.4
Bone47.0%9.0
Smoked Flesh41.3%5.8
Rotten Flesh41.3%5.6
Iron Ingot35.3%6.5
Arrow32.7%10.0
Gunpowder31.7%6.4
Gold Ingot27.0%5.6
Red Mushroom26.3%4.3
Book24.3%3.7
Emerald21.3%6.7
Carrot20.7%4.3
Monster Flesh17.0%2.8
Piece of Dark Metal14.7%2.5
Iron Pickaxe11.7%1.0
Shattered Skull9.3%1.0
Monster Skin8.3%3.2
Iron Axe8.3%1.1
Iron Sword7.0%1.0
Smithing Template5.7%1.1
Iron Horse Armor5.0%1.2
Seed of Chaos4.0%1.0
Diamond3.7%1.5
Golden Apple2.3%1.0
Name Tag1.0%1.0
Chest loot: minecraft:chests/chest_level_2
ItemChanceAvg. stack
Emerald65.3%9.6
Iron Ingot63.7%10.4
Gold Ingot61.3%8.2
Gunpowder58.7%9.8
Book46.0%5.0
Piece of Dark Metal40.3%3.5
Shattered Skull27.3%1.7
Monster Flesh22.0%2.7
Ender Pearl21.3%2.7
Golden Apple20.0%2.5
Pile of Dark Metal19.7%1.1
Diamond17.3%1.5
Monster Skin15.0%6.0
Seed of Chaos14.7%1.0
Diamond Axe10.3%1.0
Diamond Sword9.0%1.0
Smithing Template7.0%1.0
Golden Horse Armor6.3%1.1
Nightmare Claw5.7%1.0
Diamond Pickaxe5.3%1.1
Music Disc2.7%1.0
Enchanted Golden Apple2.0%1.0
Name Tag2.0%1.0
Chest loot: minecraft:chests/chest_level_3
ItemChanceAvg. stack
Gold Ingot71.3%11.1
Iron Ingot66.0%13.3
Piece of Dark Metal55.0%8.1
Monster Skin47.3%8.0
Seed of Chaos44.7%2.4
Emerald40.0%9.9
Ender Pearl30.7%5.5
Diamond27.3%2.8
Pile of Dark Metal26.3%1.1
Dark Rod24.0%2.9
Golden Apple23.3%2.2
Shattered Skull21.3%1.1
Smithing Template17.0%1.0
Nightmare Claw10.3%1.1
Music Disc7.7%1.0
Enchanted Golden Apple6.0%1.1
Death Totem5.7%1.0
Air5.3%0.0
Name Tag3.3%1.0
Music Disc3.0%1.0
Great Reaper Axe1.3%1.0
Nightmare Scythe1.0%1.0
Dark Ritual Dagger0.7%1.0
Skullbreaker Hammer0.7%1.0

Dark Tower Plain born_in_chaos_v1:dark_tower_plain

ModBorn in Chaos
DimensionOverworld
Spacing60 chunks, separation 9 (mod default ~85, ×0.707 pack spread factor)
Observed6 per 26 km²
Typical size45×72×45
Biomes43
Horror structureYes
Loot tables4
IDborn_in_chaos_v1:dark_tower_plain

Biomes (43): Plains, Brushland, Highlands, Clover Plains, Coniferous Forest, Prairie, Snowy Plains, Alpine Highlands, Seasonal Forest, Lavender Field, Shrubland, Steppe, Snowy Badlands, Shrubland, Cold Desert, Muskeg, Jacaranda Glade, Tundra, Aspen Glade, Cold Shrubland, Meadow, Fir Clearing, Tundra, Grassland, Snowy Coniferous Forest, Poppy Fields, Flower Fields, Wisteria Grove, Ice Marsh, Gravel Desert, Highland Fields, Old Growth Woodland, Glacial Chasm, Sunflower Plains, Pasture, Orchid Swamp, Spires, Snowy Shield, Valley Clearing, Snowy Maple Forest, Shield Clearing, Rocky Shrubland, Caldera

Mobs placed in the structure: Baby Skeleton, Bonescaller (persistent), Decrepit Skeleton, Skeleton Thrasher (persistent), Supreme Bonescaller (persistent), Cave Spider, Spider, Stray, Vex, Zombie

Chest loot: minecraft:chests/basic_chest
ItemChanceAvg. stack
Wheat36.0%7.1
Smoked Flesh29.7%5.7
Bone28.0%2.9
Bread26.0%3.6
Coal25.3%4.6
Iron Ingot25.3%3.0
Arrow23.7%5.9
Carrot21.3%2.8
String21.0%6.1
Potato20.7%2.6
Leather18.3%2.6
Brown Mushroom17.7%4.5
Gold Ingot17.7%2.7
Copper Ingot17.3%3.5
Apple17.0%3.5
Book13.7%2.0
Monster Flesh13.3%2.6
Emerald10.0%2.0
Mushroom Stew7.0%1.0
Piece of Dark Metal5.7%1.0
Leather Horse Armor4.3%1.0
Poisonous Potato2.7%1.0
Saddle1.0%1.0
Smithing Template0.7%1.0
Name Tag0.3%1.0
Chest loot: minecraft:chests/chest_level_1
ItemChanceAvg. stack
Coal51.7%3.4
Bone47.0%9.0
Smoked Flesh41.3%5.8
Rotten Flesh41.3%5.6
Iron Ingot35.3%6.5
Arrow32.7%10.0
Gunpowder31.7%6.4
Gold Ingot27.0%5.6
Red Mushroom26.3%4.3
Book24.3%3.7
Emerald21.3%6.7
Carrot20.7%4.3
Monster Flesh17.0%2.8
Piece of Dark Metal14.7%2.5
Iron Pickaxe11.7%1.0
Shattered Skull9.3%1.0
Monster Skin8.3%3.2
Iron Axe8.3%1.1
Iron Sword7.0%1.0
Smithing Template5.7%1.1
Iron Horse Armor5.0%1.2
Seed of Chaos4.0%1.0
Diamond3.7%1.5
Golden Apple2.3%1.0
Name Tag1.0%1.0
Chest loot: minecraft:chests/chest_level_2
ItemChanceAvg. stack
Emerald65.3%9.6
Iron Ingot63.7%10.4
Gold Ingot61.3%8.2
Gunpowder58.7%9.8
Book46.0%5.0
Piece of Dark Metal40.3%3.5
Shattered Skull27.3%1.7
Monster Flesh22.0%2.7
Ender Pearl21.3%2.7
Golden Apple20.0%2.5
Pile of Dark Metal19.7%1.1
Diamond17.3%1.5
Monster Skin15.0%6.0
Seed of Chaos14.7%1.0
Diamond Axe10.3%1.0
Diamond Sword9.0%1.0
Smithing Template7.0%1.0
Golden Horse Armor6.3%1.1
Nightmare Claw5.7%1.0
Diamond Pickaxe5.3%1.1
Music Disc2.7%1.0
Enchanted Golden Apple2.0%1.0
Name Tag2.0%1.0
Chest loot: minecraft:chests/chest_level_3
ItemChanceAvg. stack
Gold Ingot71.3%11.1
Iron Ingot66.0%13.3
Piece of Dark Metal55.0%8.1
Monster Skin47.3%8.0
Seed of Chaos44.7%2.4
Emerald40.0%9.9
Ender Pearl30.7%5.5
Diamond27.3%2.8
Pile of Dark Metal26.3%1.1
Dark Rod24.0%2.9
Golden Apple23.3%2.2
Shattered Skull21.3%1.1
Smithing Template17.0%1.0
Nightmare Claw10.3%1.1
Music Disc7.7%1.0
Enchanted Golden Apple6.0%1.1
Death Totem5.7%1.0
Air5.3%0.0
Name Tag3.3%1.0
Music Disc3.0%1.0
Great Reaper Axe1.3%1.0
Nightmare Scythe1.0%1.0
Dark Ritual Dagger0.7%1.0
Skullbreaker Hammer0.7%1.0

Dark Tower Taiga born_in_chaos_v1:dark_tower_taiga

ModBorn in Chaos
DimensionOverworld
Spacing53 chunks, separation 7 (mod default ~75, ×0.707 pack spread factor)
Observed1 per 26 km²
Typical size45×72×45
Biomes32
Horror structureYes
Loot tables4
IDborn_in_chaos_v1:dark_tower_taiga

Biomes (32): Ominous Woods, Blackwood Taiga, Coniferous Forest, Taiga, Forested Highlands, Shield, Pine Taiga, Boreal Taiga, Maple Woods, Field, Snowy Taiga, Tundra, Fir Clearing, Old Growth Pine Taiga, Old Growth Spruce Taiga, Birch Taiga, Wintry Forest, Old Growth Dead Forest, Redwoods, Old Growth Golden Boreal Taiga, Old Growth Boreal Taiga, Sparse Redwoods, Dead Forest, Siberian Taiga, Wintry Lowlands, Alpine Grove, Snowy Shield, Hot Springs, Snowy Maple Forest, Bog, Siberian Grove, Golden Boreal Taiga (Removed)

Mobs placed in the structure: Baby Skeleton, Bonescaller (persistent), Decrepit Skeleton, Skeleton Thrasher (persistent), Supreme Bonescaller (persistent), Cave Spider, Spider, Stray, Vex, Zombie

Chest loot: minecraft:chests/basic_chest
ItemChanceAvg. stack
Wheat36.0%7.1
Smoked Flesh29.7%5.7
Bone28.0%2.9
Bread26.0%3.6
Coal25.3%4.6
Iron Ingot25.3%3.0
Arrow23.7%5.9
Carrot21.3%2.8
String21.0%6.1
Potato20.7%2.6
Leather18.3%2.6
Brown Mushroom17.7%4.5
Gold Ingot17.7%2.7
Copper Ingot17.3%3.5
Apple17.0%3.5
Book13.7%2.0
Monster Flesh13.3%2.6
Emerald10.0%2.0
Mushroom Stew7.0%1.0
Piece of Dark Metal5.7%1.0
Leather Horse Armor4.3%1.0
Poisonous Potato2.7%1.0
Saddle1.0%1.0
Smithing Template0.7%1.0
Name Tag0.3%1.0
Chest loot: minecraft:chests/chest_level_1
ItemChanceAvg. stack
Coal51.7%3.4
Bone47.0%9.0
Smoked Flesh41.3%5.8
Rotten Flesh41.3%5.6
Iron Ingot35.3%6.5
Arrow32.7%10.0
Gunpowder31.7%6.4
Gold Ingot27.0%5.6
Red Mushroom26.3%4.3
Book24.3%3.7
Emerald21.3%6.7
Carrot20.7%4.3
Monster Flesh17.0%2.8
Piece of Dark Metal14.7%2.5
Iron Pickaxe11.7%1.0
Shattered Skull9.3%1.0
Monster Skin8.3%3.2
Iron Axe8.3%1.1
Iron Sword7.0%1.0
Smithing Template5.7%1.1
Iron Horse Armor5.0%1.2
Seed of Chaos4.0%1.0
Diamond3.7%1.5
Golden Apple2.3%1.0
Name Tag1.0%1.0
Chest loot: minecraft:chests/chest_level_2
ItemChanceAvg. stack
Emerald65.3%9.6
Iron Ingot63.7%10.4
Gold Ingot61.3%8.2
Gunpowder58.7%9.8
Book46.0%5.0
Piece of Dark Metal40.3%3.5
Shattered Skull27.3%1.7
Monster Flesh22.0%2.7
Ender Pearl21.3%2.7
Golden Apple20.0%2.5
Pile of Dark Metal19.7%1.1
Diamond17.3%1.5
Monster Skin15.0%6.0
Seed of Chaos14.7%1.0
Diamond Axe10.3%1.0
Diamond Sword9.0%1.0
Smithing Template7.0%1.0
Golden Horse Armor6.3%1.1
Nightmare Claw5.7%1.0
Diamond Pickaxe5.3%1.1
Music Disc2.7%1.0
Enchanted Golden Apple2.0%1.0
Name Tag2.0%1.0
Chest loot: minecraft:chests/chest_level_3
ItemChanceAvg. stack
Gold Ingot71.3%11.1
Iron Ingot66.0%13.3
Piece of Dark Metal55.0%8.1
Monster Skin47.3%8.0
Seed of Chaos44.7%2.4
Emerald40.0%9.9
Ender Pearl30.7%5.5
Diamond27.3%2.8
Pile of Dark Metal26.3%1.1
Dark Rod24.0%2.9
Golden Apple23.3%2.2
Shattered Skull21.3%1.1
Smithing Template17.0%1.0
Nightmare Claw10.3%1.1
Music Disc7.7%1.0
Enchanted Golden Apple6.0%1.1
Death Totem5.7%1.0
Air5.3%0.0
Name Tag3.3%1.0
Music Disc3.0%1.0
Great Reaper Axe1.3%1.0
Nightmare Scythe1.0%1.0
Dark Ritual Dagger0.7%1.0
Skullbreaker Hammer0.7%1.0

Tips

  • The persistent Bonescaller-line mobs do not despawn, so they remain in the tower after you leave. Kill them or plan to return to them.
  • The spawners keep producing mobs while you are nearby. Clear them or block them off before you spend time near them.
  • The Dark Metal Deposit blocks need an iron tool or better to mine.
  • The level 3 chests are the most valuable. Both sit at height 29, so look high in the tower for them.

Obtaining

The tower is found by exploring the forest, plains and taiga biomes listed above. The forest and plains variants are the more common of the three.

The mod adds a Spawn Structures: Dark Tower item. It has a stack size of 1 and is fire resistant. Using it on a block places the tower with its base at that block. Each use puts the item on a 25-tick cooldown for the player.

Usage

The tower has no mechanics of its own. Its value is its loot and its Dark Metal Deposit blocks. Mining a Dark Metal Deposit with an iron tool gives Dark Metal, which the mod uses for its Dark Metal armour, the Dark Upgrade smithing template, and the Dark Warblade and Sharpened Dark Metal Sword weapons.